Tag: party

  • 8 Tips for Throwing the Ultimate Holiday Bash

    8 Tips for Throwing the Ultimate Holiday Bash

    ‘Tis the season to be jolly, they say. They might also say ’tis the season to be exhausted. December can be a marathon, y’all, and drain all the holiday spirit from even the cheeriest of folks. There are work parties and family parties and cookie swaps and White Elephant exchanges. And this poses a particular…

  • Rooftop Party Essentials

    Rooftop Party Essentials

    Our calendars have been officially flipped to June for 6 days now, and so even though the weather has been decidedly gloomy and unseasonably cool, we have officially declared it summer in our hearts. Summer in New York means a lot of things: sweaty subway seats, hot garbage smell, throngs of tourists in matching t-shirts.…

  • Late Spring 2017 Playlist: Call to the Post

    Late Spring 2017 Playlist: Call to the Post

    It’s our favorite time of year y’all. Winter has finally ceded the reins to Spring, flowers are blooming, and it’s time for the most decadent and depraved event in all of the South. Dust off your seersucker and unpack your fancy hat, it’s Derby Time! Now, as we reiterate each year around this time, while…

  • Just Folks: Louisvillians on Derby

    Just Folks: Louisvillians on Derby

    So we’re just over halfway through our make-shift Derby Festival here on Zelda & Scout, and as a blog about displacement and diaspora, we wanted to focus a couple of days on how to celebrate Derby when you’re far away from Churchill Downs (as we so often are…sigh). The stars aren’t always in alignment for…

  • Party Like a Louisvillian: The Ultimate Derby Party Hosting Guide

    Party Like a Louisvillian: The Ultimate Derby Party Hosting Guide

    The best way to celebrate Derby is in Louisville itself. However, if like me you find yourself far from the homestead come Derby Day, the second best thing is to throw a big, fabulous shindig yourself and show them Yankees (or Californians or Parisians or whatever) how it’s done. The last time I was home…

  • April Playlist: For Our Old Kentucky Home

    April Playlist: For Our Old Kentucky Home

    No party is complete without an appropriate soundtrack. These are the songs that get us in the mood all Derby season long. From bluegrass and country classics to tunes with a modern twist (Didn’t know there were rap songs about Kentucky? You are welcome.). Whether they’re Kentucky specific or just oozing Southern charm, each track…

  • It’s Like Lillith Fair, Minus the Angst, Plus Frittatas

    It’s Like Lillith Fair, Minus the Angst, Plus Frittatas

    Webster’s Dictionary defines Galentine’s Day as the holiest of all holidays, an all-out celebration of female friendship and camaraderie, free of romantic entanglements but chock full of breakfast food and memories to last a lifetime. Ok, so if we’re being totally honest, Webster’s hasn’t quite jumped aboard the Leslie Knope train yet, much like Congress…